{"id":9337,"date":"2012-01-19T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=9337"},"modified":"2015-03-19T15:14:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T22:14:27","slug":"taking-the-mickey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/taking-the-mickey\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the Mickey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s known as “The Happiest Place On Earth”<\/em><\/span>…<\/p>\n

Many of my fellow San Diegans have been shocked when they’ve found out that I’ve lived here for nearly two years and yet never been to Disneyland.<\/p>\n

Well, this last weekend I finally went. I had my picture taken in front of the castle. I saw Goofy. I managed not to tut too loudly or roll my eyes or shake my head too much.\u00a0I went on the rides. I managed to keep my lunch down. I bought mouse ears…<\/p>\n

I remember once hearing Greg Proops<\/a>, an American comedian who performs a lot in England,\u00a0succinctly explain the difference between the Americans and the English.\u00a0He said that, to understand the difference between our two peoples, one only has to look at our differing reactions to Disneyland…<\/p>\n

The American:<\/strong> “Hey kids! Look! it’s Mickey! He really DOES live here! That is AWESOME!\u00a0<\/em>Hey, let’s go get our picture taken with him, c’mon! YEAH!”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Englishman:\u00a0<\/strong>“Oh please…”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I had a great time at Disneyland which unfortunately\u00a0must mean that I’ve spent way too much time here in the States. Thankfully, I can’t be completely converted since I still find the following video hilarious:<\/p>\n